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Customer Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7.7 out of 10 (10)
All Editions Rating: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.2 out of 10 (20)

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The debut feature of director Hur Jin Ho (One Fine Spring Day), Christmas in August stars two of the most popular actors in Korea, Han Suk Kyu (Shiri) and Shim Eun Ha (Art Museum by the Zoo, Tell Me Something). It was screened during the International Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998.

Shot in a secluded area outside of Seoul, Christmas in August centers around a small photography shop owned by Jung Won (Kim Suk Kyu), who has an incurable disease that leaves him only a short time to live. Meanwhile, he meets Darim (Shim Eun Ha), a meter reader who drops by his studio to develop pictures of parking violators. As she becomes a part of his daily routine, he finds himself becoming more and more attached to her. But he can't express his affections to her because he knows he doesn't have much time left.

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Product Title: Christmas in August 八月照相館 (韓國版) 八月照相馆 (韩国版) 8月のクリスマス（Christmas in August） 8월의 크리스마스
Artist Name(s): Han Suk Kyu | Shim Eun Ha | Hur Jin Ho 韓石圭 | 沈銀河 | 許 秦豪 韩石圭 | 沈银河 | 許 秦豪 ハン・ソッキュ | シム・ウナ | ホ・ジノ 한 석규 | 심 은하 | 허진호
Director: Hur Jin Ho 許 秦豪 許 秦豪 ホ・ジノ 허진호
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Region Code: All Region What is it?
Release Date: 2002-02-25
Language: Korean
Subtitles: Korean, Japanese, English
Country of Origin: South Korea
Disc Format(s): DVD
Publisher: SRE Corporation
Package Weight: 120 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1001826731

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* Screen Format : Anamorphic Widescreen
* Sound Mix : Dolby 2.0
* DVD Type : DVD-9
* Extras :
-Interactive Menu
-Scene Selections
-Commentary wiwth Director
-Cast& Crew
-Music video
-theatrical Trailer
-영화보다 더 재미있는 영화이야기

* Director : 허진호

시간이 얼마 남지 않았는데...
나는 긴 시간이 필요한 사랑을 하고 있다.

<내 기억 속의 무수한 사진들 처럼 사랑도 언젠가 추억으로 그친다는 것을 난 알고 있었습니다. 그러나 당신만은 추억이되질 않았습니다. 사랑을 간직한 채 떠날 수 있게 해준 당신께 고맙단 말을 남깁니다>


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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 7 - 7.7 out of 10 (10)
Average Customer Rating for All Editions of this Product: Customer Review Rated Bad 8 - 8.2 out of 10 (20)

cuddley bear
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July 22, 2007

This customer review refers to Christmas In August (Hong Kong Version)
alright Customer Review Rated Bad 6 - 6 out of 10
Knowing he didn't have long to live, he tried to be as cheerful as he could and faced death bravely. The male lead did well but the film is slow and very quiet plus a bit dull.
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May 1, 2007
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 Light love story Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
Han Suk Kyu is really different in this film. He is soft and caring. In this film, he own a photo store were he met a girl and became a friend. The girl started to be infatuated to him without knowing that he is sick and will soon die. What's really sad is that they didn't even get to say good-bye to each other before he die. Sacrificial love, it will truly touch your heart.
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August 21, 2006
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 Christmas in August Customer Review Rated Bad 1 - 1 out of 10
My friend and I both fell asleep.... boring.. and VERY slow. Story ... well whatever story it was, was like watching a snail come toward you. not entertaining at all. the closest these two got to eachother was what you see on the cover. disliked this movie.
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August 17, 2005
A gift for us all Customer Review Rated Bad 9 - 9 out of 10
This is a moving and beautifully quiet film of a young man dying and finding someone to ease his pain at the end. The scene where Han Suk Kyu looks out the cafe window with his hand out of focus trying to touch Shim Eun Ha outside on the street is hauntingly poignant. A beautiful film with great performances and production.
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January 15, 2004
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 What is LOVE? Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
Some mentioned that this film is so slow and nothing really happens. Yes, it's all true cause real life can feel slow and real love doesn't necessarily have a climax. This film does not "tell" you some fictional character's passionate once-a-lifetime-kind-of love story, it "lets you in" the life of this REAL people who could be living somewhere around you. If you've ever been in love, you must know. Was(or Is) your love so dramatic and full of climax? I believe most of us answered no. And if you happen to be one of the few who answered yes, think again cause it might have been so only in your mind and perception. In the minds of the two protagonists, their love also must have felt like a storm although what's shown to us the viewers is just a breeze. The director's minimalistic approach to love only makes it look real. Sometimes less is really better.

P.S. This film depicts how love starts. In the same director's second film 'One Fine Spring Day,' you will see how love ends in real life. If you liked 'Christmas in August', I recommend you to watch it too. It's equally beautiful and heart-breaking if not more so.
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